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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
The Dragons
4-5 74.18
88.06
 
VS
proj
Mike Ditka
41.88 3-6
35.59

Mike Ditka fall to The Dragons 74.18-41.88 despite beating projections

The Dragons fell short of projections while Mike Ditka stepped up and outperformed expectations, but it wasn't enough to change the result as The Dragons secured a 74.18-41.88 win. The Dragons never trailed in this one after earning a 1.00-point lead on Thursday behind Nick Bosa. Antoine Bethea (9 Tackles, 1 Int) and Matt Moore (275 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) did everything they could for Mike Ditka in the loss. The Dragons (4-5) will look to maintain their winning ways against Crazed Doggs, while Mike Ditka (3-6) attempt to get some positive momentum against FtheRefs.

Matchup Timeline

  The Dragons   Mike Ditka

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sanu (10 Rec, 81 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 10.05 points in a 37-20 lost to the Ravens in Week 9. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 3.53-point projection and was much higher than his 3.78-point season scoring average. Sanu will face the Eagles next week.
Mohamed Sanu

Top Player Comparison

The Dragons
Points
% of total points 74.18
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
10.93
18.2
14.7%
2
Mike Williams
WR
10.65
4.7
14.4%
3
Jordan Howard
RB
10.15
6.82
13.7%
4
Mohamed Sanu
WR
10.05
3.53
13.5%
Mike Ditka
Points
% of total points 41.88
1
Antoine Bethea
S
14.5
7.28
34.6%
2
Matt Moore
QB
10.58
12.75
25.3%
3
James White
RB
10.2
4.59
24.4%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
4.1
5.54
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Moore had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass for Mike Ditka, who trailed 21.05-10.58 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Mike Williams had a 56-yard catch and a 46-yard catch for The Dragons to contribute to a 57.13-14.68 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Dragons   Mike Ditka

Game Notes

Only five of the 12 starting players on The Dragons exceeded their scoring projections.
Mike Ditka had only two of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Mike Ditka even trying this week? They started seven players who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
The Dragons won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Mike Ditka outscored their projection.
The Dragons ranked 12th in the league in points scored this week, while Mike Ditka ranked 16th.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with The Dragons. They won, but did not cover the 52.47-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Antoine Bethea scored 14.5 points, the fourth-best scoring output for any S this season.

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